HPCS Alunni

Amanda Marín-Chollom, PhD (2017)
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Connecticut State University

Current research aims to inform and create culturally appropriate behavioral interventions
targeted at chronic illness prevention and people with chronic illnesses.

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Brett Millar, PhD (2017)
Research Assistant Professor, PRIDE Health Research Consortium, Hunter College CUNY

Current research focuses on sleep health, aging, and health behaviors. He is currently leading
an R21 project looking at sleep and medication adherence in older men living with HIV, funded
by the National Institute of Aging.

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Katie Darabos, PhD (2019)
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Current research examines the cognitive, affective and biological processes associated with
health-related decision-making among adolescents and young adults with cancer, with a project
funded by the National Cancer Institute.​

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Raymond Moody, PhD (2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Current research focuses stress, substance use, and sexual health. He is currently a T32 postdoctoral fellow in the Substance Abuse Epidemiology Training Program, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and a postdoctoral fellow in the Spatial Epidemiology Lab working on a cohort study of Black sexual minority men, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Ashley Polokowski, PhD (2019)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwell Health

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Thomas H.F. Whitfield, PhD (2020)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Madison Park Psychological Services

​Private practice limited permit therapist specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and third wave approaches for the treatment of mood disorders.